Necktie



Sept. 23 1924.

A. SCHRETER NECKTIE Filed June 21. 1923 wuewroz Patented Sept. 23, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH SCHRETER, OE BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

NECKTIE.

Application filed June 21, 1923.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ADOLPH SOHRETER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, and State of lvlaryland, have invented a new anduseful Necktie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to neckties and more particularly to neckties ofthe bow type.

The primary object of the invention is to provide novel means forholding the wings of a bow tie in predetern'iined positions, eliminatingany possibility of the bow tie be coming wrinkled or out of shape.

7 Another object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will not interfere with the construction of the tie, andone which may be readily and easily positioned, during the manufactureof the tie.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 an elevational view disclosing a m'adeup bow tie constructed inaccord ance with the invention, a portion of the cloth forming the tiebeing broken away.

Figure 2 a view disclosing the stiffening member as secured to the feltlining employed in tie construction.

Figure 3 is a. View disclosing the stiffening member, a portion of thecover thereof being broken away to illustrate the wire stiffeningelements.

Figure l is an edge elevational view thereof.

Figure 5 is a fraginental detail view disclosing the stiifening memberas partly broken away, to illustrate the wires.

Referring to the drawing in detail, a tie constructed in accordance withthe present invention, embodies a forward section including lateral.wings. 5 and a rear section including lateral wings 6, all of whichsections are united by the tying member 7.

Serial No. 646,857.

The reference character 8 indicates a. strip of felt padding extensivelyused in cravat manufacture, to which padding is secured the stiffeningmember forming the essence of the present invention.

This stiffenin member is indicated gen erally by the reference character9 and embodies a length of cloth material of a. tubular nature in whichare positioned the stiffening elements 10, which are in the form ofwires disposed along the edges of the cloth material. As shown, the endsof the stiffening member are bent inwardly, eliminating any possibilityof the wires extending through the tubular member to cause undue wear onthe cloth material of which the tie is formed.

In the manufacture of a tie in accordance with the present invention,the padding material 8 together with the stiffening member which isshown as secured to the padding 8, by a line of stitching 11, ispositioned in the cloth material of which the tie is constructed,whereupon the cloth material together with the felt padding is foldedinwardly to form the wings of the tie, the side edges of the stiffeningmember lying appreciable distances from the side edges of the wings ofthe tie to permit portions of the wings to droop simulating a handtiedcravat.

It will readily be seen that if the user should desire to bend the wingsof the tie forwardly, the wings would beheld in such position by thewires 10, which are formed of pliable material.

I claim:

In a necktie construction, a body portion, a necktie interior forpositioning in the body portion and including a padding strip, areinforced fabric stiffening member secured to the padding strip and theedges of the fabric stiffen ng member being substantially spaced fromthe edges of the padding strip, to allow the edges of the body portionto bend. s 1

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SIMPSON, ,Aeuss RoonnLLr.

